Self-nucleation of crystalline phases within homopolymers, polymer blends, copolymers, and nanocomposites

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 276, Issue , 2017, Pages 215-256

  Michell, R M ^a   Mugica, A ^b   Zubitur, M ^b   Muller, A J ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystallization rate; Melt memory; Self nucleation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007039362     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2015_327     Document Type: Article

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